New Details On Guardians Of The Galaxy, Including New Promo Art, Revealed At SDCC

Comic Con 2013 has been an amazing event for Marvel. First we find out the new title for Avengers 2, now we get some awesome details on Guardians Of The Galaxy (Including the new "Usual Suspects-esque" line-up photo). One of the biggest suprises of the panel was he addition of Djimon Hounsou as Korath The Pursuer, a fan favorite since his first apperance in Quasar issue 32. Come inside for more details from the GotG panel!

Perhaps the biggest shocker came from Karen Gillian (Amy Pond, Dr. Who) as her preparation for Nebula forced her to cut her lovely ginger locks, as evident in the new cast photo below (far left, behind Michael Rooker):

Heres the offical press release below:

Guardians of the Galaxy, the next epic adventure from Marvel Studios has started shooting at the UK’s Shepperton Studios. Directed by James Gunn (“Slither,” “Super”) from his screenplay, with a story by Nicole Perlman and Gunn, the film will introduce audiences to a whole new side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The all-star cast includes Chris Pratt (“Zero Dark Thirty”, “Moneyball”) as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (“Star Trek Into Darkness”, “Avatar”) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (“Riddick”) as Drax the Destroyer, Lee Pace (“The Hobbit,” “Lincoln”) as Ronan the Accuser, Michael Rooker (AMC’s “The Walking Dead”) as Yondu, Karen Gillan (BBC TV’s “Doctor Who”) as Nebula, two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Amistad”, “Gladiator”) as Korath, with Academy Award® winner Benicio del Toro (“Traffic”) as The Collector, Academy Award nominee John C. Reilly (“Chicago”) as Rhomann Dey, and six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs,” “Fatal Attraction”) as Nova Prime. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” is slated for an August 1, 2014 release in the U.S.